Social Cinema are sharing “Deadly”, off their just released full-length debut, Don’t Get Lost, via Midtopia. The song settles into a lean groove that calls to mind the brit/art pop of bands like Blur and Elastica, while Griffin Bush and Mari Cisler’s vocals mingle together on a delightfully unadorned refrain that builds tension until it finds release in an ethereal chorus.
“The music video was inspired by ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?’ from 1963,” shares Griffin. “I wanted to give a paranoid feeling throughout.”
Social Cinema didn’t want to rush their debut album. Its members knew it would reveal itself in time. “It’s kind of like all of our albums already exist,” drummer Logan Bush says. “They’re out there, and we just have to go find them.”
In early 2024, the band sensed the pieces of their debut were coming together, and the studio sessions they booked that spring were meant to explore a pile of demos that had been collected in a folder shared among members, titled “album mode.” But it took releasing 22 songs in their first three years to reach that point — in the form of two EP’s and a compilation that grouped 10 somewhat disconnected tracks into one release, much like a hip-hop mixtape would.
With members hailing from Wichita, KS And Lincoln, NE, Social Cinema is Griffin Bush (guitar, lead vocals), Mari Crisler (guitar, vocals) and Reed Tiwald (guitar), Logan Bush (drums) and Austin Engler (bass).
